Roya Lewis, MD

Biography

Clinical Associate Professor

Clinical Science

Dr. Roya Lewis is a Southern California Permanente Medical Group practitioner serving as the assistant chief of the Department of Psychiatry at Kaiser Permanente Sylmar Medical Offices in Sylmar, California.

Education and Training

Degrees: BS, cum laude, University of California, San Diego
MD, St. George’s University School of Medicine

Residency: Chief Resident, Department of Psychiatry, Temple University Hospital

Fellowship: Fellow, geriatric psychiatry, University of California, Los Angeles Neuropsychiatric Institute

Professional Positions

Attending Psychiatrist: Nanda and Associates Medical Group; 2006-2008

Attending Psychiatrist: Kaiser Permanente Sylmar Medical Offices; 2008-present

Assistant Chief, Psychiatry Department: Kaiser Permanente Sylmar Medical Offices; 2018-present

Honors and Awards

Psychiatry Award, Honorable Mention: American Association for Emergency Psychiatry; 2004

Chairman’s Award for Leadership: Department of Psychiatry, Temple University; 2004

Stepping Stone Award: American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry; 2005

Charles Shagass, MD Award: Department of Psychiatry, Temple University; 2005

Scholarly Activities

Peer-reviewed research manuscripts

Zitek B, Lewis R, O’Donnell J, Dubin WR. Assessment and Management of Patients Who Make Threats against the President in the Psychiatric Emergency Service. Psychiatric Services 2005 56:1017-1020.
Lewis R, Wald D, Curtis M, Lamdan R. Gender Bias in Diagnosing Standardized Patients. Teaching and Learning in Medicine 18:177-82, 2006.
Lewis R, Lamdan RM, Wald DA, Curtis M: Gender Bias in the Diagnosis of a Geriatric Standardized Patient: A potential confounding variable. Acad Psychiatry. 2006 Sep-Oct;30(5):392-6.

Presentations

Volkman E, Lewis R, et al. Drug Companies in Training Clinics: Economic Necessity Versus Undue Influence. Proceedings of Annual Meetings, American Psychiatric Association, May 2005.
Lewis R, Wald D, Curtis M, Lamdan R. Gender Bias in Diagnosing Standardized Patients. Proceedings of the 31st Annual Meeting, Association for Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry, June 2006.